1- Introduction: At the Zoo
Do like to go to the zoo? Do you know wild animal names?
There are a lot of wild animals in the zoo. For example: monkey, elephant, lion.
Wild animals can live in the jungle.
Wild animals can’t live in a house.
They are not pets.
2- Vocabulary: Picture dictionary
Listen and read the animal descriptions.
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My favorite animal is alligator. Alligators can swim. Alligators can’t jump. |
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My favorite animal is elephant. Elephants can run. Elephants can’t jump. |
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My favorite animal is frog. Frogs can jump. Frogs can’t fly. |
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My favorite animal is giraffe. Giraffes can run. Giraffes can’t fly. |
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My favorite animal is lion. Lions can run. Lions can’t swim. |
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My favorite animal is monkey. Monkeys can jump. Monkeys can’t fly. |
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My favorite animal is owl. Owls can fly. Owls can’t swim. |
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My favorite animal is panda. Pandas can walk. Pandas can’t swim. |
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My favorite animal is tiger. Tigers can run. Tigers can’t fly.
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My favorite animal is zebra. Zebras can run. Zebras can’t fly. |
2.1- Vocabulary Game
Match the animal with the correct description. Number 1 is an example:
Answer Key: Vocabulary Game
3- Expressing Abilities and Inabilities
Let’s see how to use can (affirmative sentence ), can’t (negative sentence ), and Can you…? (question ).
3.1- Expressing abilities: Can
We use can + action verb to express abilities . Examples:
My name is Tom. I can swim | |
My name is Florencia. I can jump! |
3.2- Expressing inabilities: Can’t
We use can’t + action verb to express inabilities . Examples:
My name’s Alfonso. I can’t fly . | |
I am Simon. I can’t drive a real car . |
3.3- Asking questions: Can you…?
We use can + subject + action verb + ? to ask questions about abilities. Examples:
– Can you run? – Yes, I can. Look! |
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– Can you make a cake? – No, I can’t but I can decorate a cake! |
English Tips
To answer a question (Can you + verb?), you can answer yes or no. Look at the examples:
3.4- Listening Activity
1) Listen and complete the sentences with the words: fly – swim – owl.
This is an ____________. Owls can ____________. Owls can’t ____________. |
2) Listen and complete the sentences with the words: fly – run – tiger.
This is a ____________. Tigers can ____________. Tigers can’t ____________. |
Answer Key: Listening Activity
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This is an owl . Owls can fly . Owls can’t swim . |
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This is a tiger . Tigers can run . Tigers can’t fly . |
4- Self-evaluation: Check the box to see what you learnt
What did you learn? | Yes | No |
1) I can name wild animals (example: giraffe, lion, owl) | ||
2) I can express abilities (example: I can jump) | ||
3) I can express inabilities (example: I can’t fly) |